Associate Director of R&D - Cooking Aids & Mini Meals

Role PurposeThe Associate Director of R&D - Cooking Aids & Mini Meals North America is accountable for shaping the future of the category while delivering superior business performance today. This role serves as the strategic R&D leader and primary business partner to Category, Marketing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, CMI, and Global R&D teams. The role integrates innovation strategy, consumer understanding, technology development, productivity, organizational effectiveness, and talent leadership to accelerate sustainable growth, strengthen competitiveness, and ensure long-term category success.Key ResponsibilitiesStrategic Category Leadership• Develop and execute the category's long-term innovation, renovation, sustainability, and technology strategy.• Build and maintain a robust multi-year pipeline of growth opportunities across core, adjacencies, and white-space opportunities.• Translate business ambitions into actionable R&D roadmaps, investment priorities, and capability pla...